Next Wednesday we will be having our annual BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT from 6 -7:30 p.m.! Don't miss this fun opportunity to meet your child's teachers and get a sense of what's going on during your child's school day.
***Check our weekly newsletter for more important dates: https://www.smore.com/3p5ge-kodiak-family-update
READY or NOT..... iREADY math diagnostic test is taking place tomorrow at VMS in all grades! Please make sure to get a really good night's sleep, eat breakfast and have a "can do" attitude first thing in the morning. Students, your iReady tests help with your math placement, so you will want to do as well as you can. We are on a testing schedule: https://www.westada.org/o/vms/page/bell-schedule (make sure to look at the second bell schedule to see the "testing schedule") Thank you to parents/guardians and bus drivers for helping students get to school on time.
KODIAK COACHES DEN Weekly Updates "Fall Sports:"
Cross Country begins on Monday August 14th. Every student-athlete must register online using Aktivate. Students will not be able to participate until registration has been completed.
Required Fees: Participation = $90. Activity Card = $22.25. Fees can be paid here
Football
Head Coach - Warren Chow email: chow.warren@westada.org
Cheerleading
Head Coach - Chloe Clark email: clark.chloe@westada.org
Volleyball
Head Coach - Malia Hollowell email: hollowell.malia@westada.org
Cross Country
Monday August 14th, 3:20pm – 4:45pm
Head Coach - Matt Moxham email: moxham.matthew@westada.org
For more information, visit our athletics website.
Scott Dew, Activities Director
It's Going to be a Great Year...
The PTSO store will be open to purchase VMS gear during our Victory Middle School
Back to School Night (Aug. 30th) Located in the Main Hall across from the Gym.
Please check out the Victory PTSO Homepage for our Online Store,
Upcoming Meetings, News and Announcements!
https://www.westada.org/o/vms/page/victory-ptso-homepage
Join us for our 1st PTSO Meeting on Monday, September 11th @ 7pm in VMS Library!
Mrs. Janke's fun and active FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 club is looking for a couple of more 6th graders to join FUTP60 team for this school year. Applications can be picked up in the gym and need to be turned in by Sept. 6th!
Please read our school newsletter for important NOTES FROM OUR NURSE, Mrs. Erin Fuss: https://www.smore.com/wrc2v-kodiak-family-update
For the 2023-24 West Ada school year, parents/guardians may apply for their child to have free or reduced lunch. Please click this link for the application: https://linqconnect.com/
AUGUST Important Dates at VMS
22 - VMS Picture Day!
22 - Football vs. Star @ SMS 4pm
23 - Evacuation Drill
24 - i-Ready Math diagnostic (testing schedule)
24 - Volleyball vs. Lewis & Clark @ HOME (8th/4pm & 7th/5pm)
29 - Football vs. Heritage @ HOME 4pm
30 - Volleyball vs. Lake Hazel @ LHMS (8th/4pm & 7th/5pm)
30 - VMS Back to School Night @ VMS 6pm -7:30pm
Welcome Back Kodiaks! Everyone is so excited to see you! Thank you for making our first exciting and fun!
If you missed any first day Kodiak information or want to review it, please feel free to go to our VMS webpage and choose Parents/Students and the NEW TO VMS Student Orientation option.
Our PTSO also has a special message:
"We have some exciting things planned this year. Our first meeting will be Monday, September 11 at 7pm in the library at the school.
We need volunteers to sign up to help sell concessions at the girls volleyball games: Thursday, August 24, September 11, September 15, September 21, & September 27. Sign up Link: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0a45afa82fa3f58-concessions4
Get your student ready for Spirit Fridays with one of our Spirit Wear items! Purchase online and have the item delivered to your student at school.
VMS PTSO Online Store (company.site)
Good luck with our first week of school!"
West Ada School Community,
We look forward to providing you safe and predictable transportation and school bus routes this year. If you plan on riding with us, please review your bus information on Traversa’s Ride360 webpage. This is your #1 source of current, accurate information for your students bus routes and stops, not PowerSchool.
Thanks to our new APP, all late bus information will be sent directly to mobile devices via push notification. In addition, bus routes can easily be tracked using the APP. To download the APP, please create an account and register your students here - https://IDWestAdaSD.myridek12.tylerapp.com/.
The first day of school is tomorrow, August 16 and is a Wednesday late start. Pease allow a grace period of up to 15 minutes after scheduled stop times as drivers work to safely pick up students and navigate first day of school traffic.
If you are not yet registered for a bus route, you may find your closest stop using our bus locator tool: https://idwestadasd.myridek12.tylerapp.com. Simply click “Find my Route”, enter your address, select the grade of your child, and choose either “Regular” or “Special” transportation and “Search”. Please note that the look-up tool will not work for schools of choice due to special routing and zone overlapping in the software. For assistance with schools of choice, please contact the West Ada transportation team directly at 208-350-4747.
For more information on West Ada School District transportation, please visit: https://www.westada.org/o/wasd/page/transportation
If you have specific questions regarding transportation, please contact us at 208-350-4747 during business hours or complete an online Help Ticket: https://westada.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/30
In partnership,
West Ada Transportation
Sixth Graders and NEW TO VMS students,
If you missed our fun Kodiak Kickoff or want to review some of the information given during our Open House, please feel free to watch this informational video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTWmm_dO50U
Today is the day! If you are NEW TO VICTORY, we look forward to welcoming you today from 3 - 6 p.m.
Cross Country 1st Practice:
Monday August 14th @ 3:15 pm
All athletes must register on Aktivate and pay fees before 1st practice.
Fees: $90 participation and $22.25 activity card.
Aktivate and fee payment can be found on Victory’s website.
WELCOME BACK - ITS GOOD TO SEE YOU!
The PTSO store will be open to purchase VMS gear during the Kodiak Kick off (Aug. 10th)
and VMS Back to School Night (Aug. 30th) Located in the Main Hall across from the Gym.
Please check out the Victory PTSO Homepage for our Online Store, Upcoming Meetings, News and Announcements!
https://www.westada.org/o/vms/page/victory-ptso-homepage
Volleyball Player/Parent Meeting
Wednesday August 9th @ 6:00 PM
Victory Gym
Win FREE prizes and raffles, fill out meal applications, and learn the "Behind the Scenes of School Meals" at the Taste of West Ada Event September 28th from 5-7 p.m..
Where: 1303 E Central Drive, Meridian ID
Located in White Cloud Auditorium at the Training
Center Entrance
Enjoy the Food Vendor Samples and our special guest Westy the School Nutrition Dragon!
Kodiak Coaches’ Den: Our fall sports season start dates are below. Every student-athlete must register online using Aktivate. Students will not be able to participate until registration has been completed.
Required Fees: Participation = $90. Activity Card = $22.25. Fees can be paid here.
· Football- Monday August 7th, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Parent meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the main gym.
· Cheerleading- Wednesday August 9th, 1:30- 3:30 p.m.
· Volleyball- Thursday August 10th.
o 7th Grade Girls: 8:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
o 8th Grade Girls: 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
· Cross Country- Monday August 14th, 3:20 – 4:45 p.m.
For more information, visit our athletics website.
NEW STUDENTS to VMS are WELCOME to come to our KODIAK KICKOFF!
Tour our beautiful school and learn more about what it means to be a KODIAK on August 10th from 3-6 p.m.! Check out our BACK TO SCHOOL information in your school newsletter and/or school website! Stay tuned for an exciting start to school year 2023-24! WELCOME!
Our last day of school has arrived: June 1st!!! Kodiaks, please enjoy your day and know we are on our school's ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE!
Locker Cleanout for the whole school is scheduled for 1:55 p.m. 8th Graders will be called to our field day around 2:05 p.m. Please listen for announcements, but if all goes well and the weather is great at 2:10 p.m. 7th grade and at 2:15 p.m. 6th grade will be joining 8th graders.
FOOD TRUCKS will be available for you to make food purchases. If you plan on buying something, please bring dollars.
Popsicle grams delivered at lunch on May 30th.
June 1st Food trucks at VMS - - - Kona ice, Peterson Lemonade and Rusty Dog so be sure to bring money for the food trucks and yearbook signing event!
